Celiac Chica

Reviews

Awesome place! Manager/Owner, Bobbie, has a very good handle on gluten free for Celiacs. Gluten free sweet breads, brownies etc from local Certified gluten free kitchen, Be Free Bakery - the sweet bread was tasty with excellent texture. They also carry gluten free plain bagels from a dedicated gluten free facility out of NY (Hillcrest maybe?). The bagel with the deli's home mixed veggie cream cheese was my favorite - wonderful texture and chewy! Upon request, they got cream cheese from a fresh tub to avoid possibility of double-dipped knife contamination. Contrary to earlier post, Bobbie clarified they do NOT have dedicated press but take every precaution - they'll sanitize and clean off press and counter and prepare gf bagel or sandwich on fresh paper etc to help avoid cross contamination. I opted for a warmed bagel (microwave) as I don't care for toasted. Boars Head meats are gluten free so bagel sandwich is also an option. And did I mention the yummy coffee?

The atmosphere and outdoor patio was lovely and very friendly service.
Gluten free menu and server seemed educated and followed through on communication with the chefs.
Chicken enchilada was quite tasty as was the salsa! The tamal was dry and lacked flavor and the gluten free chips were stale and bland.
I'd go back for the enchilada or try an entree but I'll take my own chips next time.

While nearly everything is labeled as gluten free, there is a ton of cross contamination and staff seems to be unaware that they should take any precautions. While standing in line I observed the spoon for the humus be wiped across a pita and plopped back into the dish, gloves weren't changed so the server touched a gluten containing something and then reached into the falafels, etc. What a bummer. No thanks!

Enjoyed a side of garlic mashed potatoes (yum!) and grilled asparagus. Very good menu selection for gf although disappointing on the desserts (their selection of homemade, non-gf desserts are so wonderful but they only have sorbet and ice cream to offer gf).

Amazing gluten free cupcakes and good coffee! You can't even tell that the cake is gf... they really got their recipe right!! Tried a strawberry cupcake and a chocolate with peanut butter frosting cupcake. Both delicious but the strawberry, with real fruit pieces inside, was my favorite!! Worth driving out of the way for!

Staff wasn't very familiar with what was gluten free and had to ask several other coworkers before someone could explain what was gf. Food tasted pretty good. I had mild stomach upset and gas pain after... not sure if it was cross contamination or simply from traveling stress.

Delicious! I had the white (vanilla) velvet gluten free cupcake with buttercream frosting. Creamy frosting atop a moist cupcake. It hit the sweet spot without being too much. Their cupcakes are in the same case as non-gluten free. Associate initiated changing gloves prior to getting my cupcake.